Synchronization is one of the fundamental phenomena in complex systems and nonlinear dynamics. There are a large number of systems where synchronization is an important effect and we shall focus on two of them:

a) Mobile systems: the emergence of coordinated movement in space and time without an apparent controller.

b) The Janus-faced nature of synchronization in brain dynamics, or how synchronization impairs and drives the brain, and the importance of physics for the prediction of epileptic seizures.

The school will cover:

– A general introduction to synchronization phenomena;
– Systems where spatial and temporal synchronization occur simultaneously, as observed in sperm cells, starfish embryos and swarmalators in general;
– Introduction to epilepsy and seizure dynamics;
– Seizure prediction methods: Modern nonlinear models for the detection and forecasting of dynamical transitions from time series; challenges and opportunities for more efficient data analysis.

The event will also include a workshop on the weekend of February 8-9 covering current research in the field.

This school is part of the Topics in Nonlinear Science: Fundamentals and Applications.

There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses.

Organizers:

• Marcus Aguiar (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• Hilda A. Cerdeira (IFT-UNESP, Brazil)
• Mario Chavez (Sorbonne University, France)
• Albert Diaz Guilera (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
• Klaus Lehnertz (University of Bonn, Germany)

The aim of LANET is to provide with a forum to join all scientists who are somehow related to the research on Network Science in Ibero America. The rapid growth of the field of Network Science in the last two decades has manifested in the form of schools, workshops and conferences in Ibero America. However, the creation of LANET as a stable and periodic forum devoted to Network Science will further spur the formation of research groups interested in the field and help to establish it as a discipline across Ibero American Universities and Research Institutions.

https://lanet2023.uandina.edu.pe/